篆

zhuàn

seal (of office); seal script (a calligraphic style)

Ancient forms

1 form
  1. Small sealQin–Han
  2. 篆RegularToday

Glyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.

Meaning

zhuàn zhuan4
  1. seal (of office)
  2. seal script (a calligraphic style)
  3. the small seal 小篆 and great seal 大篆
  4. writing in seal script

Words with 篆

  • 大篆dàzhuànthe great seal
  • 小篆xiǎozhuànthe small or lesser seal, the form of Chinese character standardized by the Qin dynasty
  • 篆工zhuàngōngcraftsman engaged in carving characters
  • 篆书zhuànshūseal script (Chinese calligraphic style)
  • 鸟篆niǎozhuànbird characters (a decorated form of the Great Seal)
  • 篆刻zhuànkèto carve a seal
  • 雕虫篆刻diāochóngzhuànkèliterary trifles
  • 秦篆Qínzhuànseal script as unified by the Qin dynasty

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